Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD Review

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25 Oct 2012, 07:08posted on

Around this time last year, Motorola introduced the DROID RAZR. But little did we know that a few months later there was going to be the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX, which had a higher capacity 3300mAh battery built in. Some customers that had purchased the DROID RAZR felt dismayed, wishing that both would have been released together. Thankfully, this time around Motorola has listened and released the new DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD simultaneously...

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The cons he gave to it were unreasonable, except for the camera. A lot of devices have that pin for removing the sim tray, but that wasn't a con for them. And it not being released with Jelly Bean isn't really a con either; the Optimus G wasn't released with Jelly Bean, but once again it wasn't a con.

Or how about the iPhone not having copy and paste for so long. Don't think that was ever listed as a con. I have the RAZR MAXX and for someone with big hands, I need to use a paper clip or other small item to get the SD card out, so the inclusion of a pin is a positive. They are cramming a whole lot into the space. It's a matter of physics. Definitely not a con.
So what if Jelly Bean isn't on board, it'll be here soon enough. Just a few months ago everyone was singing the praise of ICS. At least on Android updates are frequent, whereas with the iPhone, you have to wait a year for an upgrade. If it isn't a con for an iPhone, it shouldn't be for this phone.

We understand that some of you may not look at the push-pin door as a con. But when it makes it more difficult to get at the memory card slot, and the SIM tray has to come out first, then we wonder why did Motorola choose this method than what was on the original DROID RAZR or the DROID RAZR M, since both of though are easy access.

I understand where you're coming from, but this method can't be any harder than others when it comes to removing the sim tray. And most other devices with this push-pin door don't even have expandable memory, which matters to a lot of people.

Motorola couldn't have used any other method without complicating the build quality of the device, the fact that Motorola implemented it that way must be appreciated by many for the people who prefer their products.

I agree with you with wondering why Moto didn't stick to the same method on the original RAZR/Maxx & RAZR M, but unless your phone is unlocked or you travel abroad on a consistent regular basis, just get a 32GB or 64GB SD card that way you never have to open the SIM/SD tray. #problemsolved

Maybe because the internal shape of the battery is different because the screen takes up more real estate?

They don't make unnecessary design changes. Unless it's originally a bad design or the entire phone is changing. Clearly this is some sort of compromise. How often to you take out your SIM or SD card anyway?

For what? I saw the Note II a month ago & other than it being a big ass GSIII the only thing about it that impressed me was being able to put the keyboard in right & left hand mode to make one handed texting a lot easier. That's pretty much it.

I wonder what the people in Motorola are thinking about the camera they employ on their phones. Every review i see about Moto, except for Atrix 2 and some 2-3 phones, no matter who reviews it, always say the camera could be better... Don't they listen? I mean, Phonearena mustn't be the only site reviewing the phones!!

I previously owned the Razr maxx then sold it after a month. the camera is shameful for the price. it's just so wrong. the software is in limbo between stock and blur its less functional compared to sense or touch wiz. the only thing good about it is build quality and battery.

many people complained of Samsung utilizing plastics but not their software because it's one of the most polished UI.

I give this device an 9 or 9.5. It has the looks industiral with a little bit of candy bar, great software close to stock. the display is awsome, radios build quality is the best coming on second place are the regular razrs then the iphone 5. This device rules and we can expect better now that google owns Motorola.

Hows this get a lower rating than the S3?!?! Its more durable, water resistant, better signal, better call quality, better feel holding it, HDMI, on screen buttons, better battery life, a close to stock look instead of ugly touch wiz and motocast cloud services. The only thing the s3 brings to the table that is new is a exact copy of siri and a few motion things tht are useless.

i am agreeing with you 1000 % The only things that the S3 has over this it is the sensors and 2g of ram. My friend has this device and i can not take my hands of it. The feel of this beast it is just awesome .

Wow, I couldn't believe what I was reading, this is a cut and paste job, with a few changes here or there to accommodate the name of the phone and tid bits about battery life, could have just cut all that out and just made it one page if you were going to spam up with this mess. Heck you didn't even take photos using the Razr Maxx HD camera, nope just put the same photos up from the Razr HD. Is your job that boring that you can't even do it wholeheartedly, then quit!

I swear if I read another point about Moto UI I will lose it, since the OG Droid rolled out people and review sites have been against the UI that OEM slap over android and with all honesty they were correct, the UI slowed the phones down and added mainly eye candy and prettied up Androids already built in functions. Each Moto flagship released had a UI that became even more transparent, to praise around each review site. Now all of a sudden it's a problem, what the hell kind of flip flopping nonsense is this, starting to sound like our very lippy GOP candidate.

Not sure if Moto camera are the actual problem or is it the software interface they have been slow to do things, especially when taking photos. Was sure that the Razr was very quick in start up and take a photo department. I'm readily awaiting the comparisons as I bet they will make no sense as they will just use the same photos they already took to use for comparison. So forget about up to date information coming for that part.

One thing that confuses the crap out of me, the GS3 carries the exact same processor as the Razr HD/Maxx, and comes with 1GB more RAM, yet for some reason it's numbers are barely any better than the Razr, comes with things that are borederline useless and cumbersome to use(S Beam is nothing more than Android Beam, which comes with ICS). I'm sure it seems cool to touch phones together to pass some info, but seriously wtf? S Voice is even more garbage as it sounds robotic and it is quite slow, Google Voice is still much faster and easier to use, heck I have used a 3rd party assistant app on my Droid X that's faster than S Voice. GS3 is a great phone, love the screen and the camera is quick acting and takes excellent shots but Samsung muddled up the UI, there is just too many drawers to search through to find things you want and what's worse is trying to use GS3 with a PC, it's a serious problem and I even went to the forums to find a solution and it's up or down with results which means Samsung fudged something up.

I'll be getting my Razr Maxx HD soon, as long as I can keep my Unlimited data plan, which the tech in the store assured me my data plan will not change, but we shall see.

What I see as blatant bias on this site is how on the iPhone 5 review the reviewer went and tooled around with things to give you an idea of what was new, played with the panoramic camera feature and the like. For this phone nothing, look at this he didn't even switch the camera modes to best suit the photo op.

That shows how much they're riding Apples id**k. Android phones've had panoramic features since 2010. But now because it's on an iPhone it's latest & cutting edge. These reviews are bogus to say the least.

The only thing I don't like about this phone is that it doesn't come in white like the RAZR HD. That's it. I will be getting this phone, whether I order it off contract from Motorola or add another line for $10 & save $350 before tax, depending on what my wife is gonna be cool with since I just got the RAZR Maxx in April. LOL. But it was free so it's really not a loss.

The camera samples in this review ARE taken by the DROID RAZR MAXX HD, but was at the same time as the DROID RAZR HD images for its review. Since both phones have the same cameras, that is why their image looks similar.
The only difference between the two phones is the battery capacity, which give you better talk & standby time, thickness & weight, and the internal memory. All the software is the same, as is the good call quality and construction.

Maybe I'm clueless cuz I'm an iPhone user about to make the leap to Android, but I've read a gazillion reviews on Droid phones and am curious why such a recent review of such a new device doesn't make any comparisons to an HTC One X PLUS? Initially, based on reviews it was a tie between the S3 and HTC but I gave the HTC the edge due to the display quality but needed more than 16GB on AT&T. This Sony phone does not sound very impressive in the least unless the SD card slot is a really big deal to you but that seems to be a moot point if the competing phones are offering 64GB built-in?

Irrespective of how well it performs, the battery on the HTC is weak. It also has issues with the GPS always being on (several YouTube reviews) which further eats the battery. At least for me, no matter how nice the display is, it doesn't warrant the sacrifices of battery and other usability factors (Sense is still a memory hog that slows down the phone). HTC's stock browser is also weak, but you can easliy add Chrome or Dolphin for a better browsing experience, though. The phone does have a nice build quality, equal to the MAXX HD and certainly better than the Samsung.

There is no cons with this phone. I have it, I know. It works literally perfect. Responds fast, extremely stable and the screen contrast and resolution is incredible. Amazing device. The Verizon 4G LTE with this phone is a perfect combo. Like Jack Daniels Hickory Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce with Kluck U chicken fingers.

Hi all. I have a Razr Maxx. Not Droid, just Razr Maxx. That's right, I live in Europe. I would love to have this phone, and I don't understand why Motorola hasn't released it in Europe. They have released the Razr Hd but not the Maxx HD. I would appreciate some info if ever this phone will be released in Europe because I'm interested in an upgrade.

Lol. Dude seriously. You have no clue. First of all compare the camera on this to the One X and DNA and you will find severely fuzzy edged images on ALL of the DNA and One X images, even more incredibly poor when zoomed in. Download them to your PC or MAC and test. Sure, you're thinking who cares, but try snip a piece of the zoomed image and keep that portion of the zoomed in photo to print. Do the same on images from the RAZR MAXX HD This may not have a ton of filters, but the camera has outstanding lenses and as far as the flash...its so damned bright you can't keep your eyes open and by far the brightest flash I have ever seen on a phone.It lights up a large room and it looks like daylight! The device also takes the same amount of time to start up apps including the play store, games and web pages as quadcore phones like the Nexus 4, galaxy note 2 and the DNA, often it actually loads faster. For those using the mobile hotspot, this works without flaw, not like the DNA which has annoying intermittent 'connected'and 'disconnected'issues' something a businessman would loathe. you want a true review of this phone see Engadget and ignore this and techcrunch, they have no idea.

I do that with all the AT&T phones we carry at my store. I threw in my original Droid RAZR MAXX & compared it to the 4S, 5, the GS3, Note 2, One X, One X+, Xperia TL, Optimus G & Atrix HD. The only camera that came close to my phone was the Note 2. It's cool though. They don't know how to review on this sight. Watch them rate the 'X' phone with a 7.5.

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